<p>💔 THE GIRL EVERYONE HATED</p><p><br/></p><p>EPISODE 3: THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE MERCY'S FATHER 😱</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy stood in front of her mother, tears filling her eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mummy, please tell me the truth. Who is my real father?" she asked.</p><p><br/></p><p>Elizabeth covered her face and cried.</p><p><br/></p><p>Before she could answer, Margaret's phone rang. She looked at the screen and suddenly became frightened.</p><p><br/></p><p>"He's here," she whispered.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Who is here?" Mercy asked.</p><p><br/></p><p>Just then, someone knocked loudly on the door.</p><p><br/></p><p>David opened it, and a tall man dressed in an expensive black suit walked inside.</p><p><br/></p><p>The moment Elizabeth saw him, she stood up in shock.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Richard!" she screamed.</p><p><br/></p><p>The man stared at Mercy with tears in his eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>"My daughter," he said softly. "I've finally found you."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy stepped backward.</p><p><br/></p><p>"How can you be my father when Mummy told me my father was dead?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard looked at Elizabeth angrily.</p><p><br/></p><p>"She lied to you because she wanted to protect you from the Williams family!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Margaret immediately interrupted him.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Richard, don't you dare blame Elizabeth! You know what your family did seventeen years ago!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy looked from one person to another, completely confused.</p><p><br/></p><p>"What happened seventeen years ago? Why is everybody hiding things from me?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard took a deep breath.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mercy, your biological father is not the poor man you grew up believing was your father. I am your real father, and I once owned a company worth millions."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy's eyes widened.</p><p><br/></p><p>"But if you're my father, why did you abandon us?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard lowered his head.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I never abandoned you. Someone stole you away from me."</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly, his phone rang.</p><p><br/></p><p>He answered it, and a frightening voice came through.</p><p><br/></p><p>"If you tell Mercy the truth, you will lose everything you have."</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard's face turned pale.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Who is this?" he demanded.</p><p><br/></p><p>The caller laughed before ending the call.</p><p><br/></p><p>Meanwhile, at Daniel's house, Daniel searched through his father's locked study. Inside an old drawer, he discovered a brown envelope containing a document.</p><p><br/></p><p>His hands trembled as he read it.</p><p><br/></p><p>It was a birth record bearing Mercy's name—and his father's signature.</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel stared at the paper in disbelief.</p><p><br/></p><p>"How can my father be connected to Mercy's birth?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly, someone grabbed his shoulder from behind.</p><p><br/></p><p>"What are you doing in my study?" his father shouted.</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel quickly turned around.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Dad, who is Mercy's real father?"</p><p><br/></p><p>His father's expression changed immediately.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Where did you get that document?" he demanded.</p><p><br/></p><p>Before Daniel could answer, his father snatched the envelope from his hands.</p><p><br/></p><p>"You must stay away from that girl!" he warned.</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel stood firm.</p><p><br/></p><p>"No, Dad. I want the truth!"</p><p><br/></p><p>His father stared at him coldly.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Then prepare yourself, because the truth will destroy everything you believe about this family."</p><p><br/></p><p>MEANWHILE, AT MERCY'S HOUSE...</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard handed Mercy a small box.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Your mother gave me this before you disappeared. I've kept it for seventeen years."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy opened the box and found a gold necklace with a tiny letter engraved on it.</p><p><br/></p><p>The letter was W.</p><p><br/></p><p>Margaret gasped when she saw it.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Oh no! That necklace belongs to the Williams family!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Elizabeth suddenly screamed, "Mercy, don't listen to him! He's not telling you everything!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy turned to her mother.</p><p><br/></p><p>"What else have you been hiding from me?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Before Elizabeth could answer, Richard revealed one final secret.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mercy, the reason the Williams family has been searching for you is because you are the rightful heir to their fortune!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Everyone became silent.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then Richard looked directly into Mercy's eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>"But there's one thing you must know. The person who separated us seventeen years ago is someone you already know."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy's heart raced.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Who?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Richard opened his mouth to answer.</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly, the lights went out.</p><p><br/></p><p>A loud crash came from the sitting room.</p><p><br/></p><p>When the lights returned, Richard was gone.</p><p><br/></p><p>And on the floor was a note that read:</p><p><br/></p><p>"IF YOU WANT YOUR FATHER BACK, STOP ASKING QUESTIONS."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy screamed.</p><p><br/></p><p>Who had taken Richard? Why was Daniel's father involved in her birth? And what terrible secret was the Williams family hiding?</p><p><br/></p><p>💔 TO BE CONTINUED😪</p><p>💔 END OF EPISODE 3 💔<br/></p><p>💔 EPISODE 4 DROPS IN THE EVENING 🥹</p>